Monitoring soil moisture this winter cropping season

A glance at the root zone moisture from the BOMs water balance model shows an improvement through eastern Qld and parched areas of SA and Vic. Central Australia is still waiting for the miraculous wet forecasts issued by ACCESS-S to come to fruition. When considering soil moisture in the nations key farming areas and a bullish seasonal outlook, one would have to anticipate commodity purchasers salivating on prospects of a record winter crop and cheaper prices.

Source: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/landscape/#/sm/Relative/day/-28.4/130.4/3/Point////2021/6/3/

Rootzone soil moisture 18 June

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